[지리/관광] North Korea: What we know about the world's most isolated country (Paperback)

...this monolithic state. By examining the impact of smuggled information, the mindset of the "Jangmadang Generation," and the critical question of the Kim regime's future, it offers a deeply informed perspective on the various scenarios that could unfold on the Korean peninsula. For anyone seeking to comprehend the contradictions, resilience, and human reality of North Korea, this in-depth account is...

[경제/과학] 북한 경제·사회 실태 인식보고서 영문보고서

...the proportions may exceed 100% when a question allows more than one answer. 5. The total number of respondents in the tables and figures of this report may vary from question to question in cases with non-respondents to the questions, questions recently added to the survey with fewer respondents, or questions conditional on responses to the previous question (e.g., when respondents of only a particular...

[학술논문] 코리안 디아스포라 문학의 한 양상- 정철훈의 『인간의 악보』를 중심으로

...overcomes border as exclusive boundary makes question about the meaning of state and nation. It has a possibility as open world there are variety value. 『A sheet music of human』 has important meaning and value. Because we can see new type diaspora through Han Chu-min's life has never seen before. Han Chu-min's life as Korean ordeal history extend the exterior of Korean literature. His performance on the 'sheet...

[학술논문] 조중연합사(朝中聯合司)가 '조선인민군' 재편성에 미친 영향

This research begins with a question “why the North Korean Leader Kim Il-sung excluded the experience, military doctrine and guideline of Chinese Communist Forces(CCF)) during the reorganization of North Korean People's Army(NKPA), even though the CCF's military intervention contributed to save North Korea from collapse-crisis in the war?". This phenomenon is contrary to the common belief that a military...

[학술논문] Institutionalization of the Cult of the Kims: Its Implications for North Korean Political Succession

By citing North Korean sources, the South Korean media have recently delivered the news that Kim Jong Il had already chosen his third son, Kim Jong Un, as his political successor in late 2008 or early 2009. He selected a son who was still young and inexperienced.What was the reason behind this decision? This paper attempts to provide a convincing answer to this perplexing question. According to institutionalists...

[학술논문] Barak Obama and North Korea: A Study in Presidential Transition

...North Korea’s nuclear program as a case-study in presidential transitions. Obama did not give much prominence to North Korea during the campaign, but he clearly framed the talks on the DPRK nuclear question in the broader contexts of promoting international law, strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime, and pursuing broad multilateral diplomacy. Furthermore, he laid out simple but clear policy...

[학위논문] 북한이탈주민 진로전환 경험에 관한 내러티브 탐구

...repeatedly through the lens of the three-dimensional narrative space. Three research puzzles guided the study. The first research puzzle explores the question, The second research puzzle explores the question and The third research puzzle explores the question: What is the meaning of the career transition experiences as revealed in the participants’ lived experiences? Five key themes were identified

[국내] The Economic Impacts of a North Korean Collapse

North Korea entered into a state of bankruptcy after 1990s, causing many to question the regime’s long-term survival. This looming possibility necessitates countermeasures from South Korea to prepare for any sudden changes in North Korea. Recently, the significance of this notion has grown as health concerns of North Korea’s Supreme Leader and currency reform failures suggest an increasing likelihood...

[국내] 8차 당대회 이후 북한의 경제전략 기조와 시사점

...어디까지나 ‘중앙집권적 자력갱생’이고, ‘과학적인 자력갱생’이어야 한다. 그러고도 힘들다면 ‘자급자족’하라는 것이다. Henceforth, North Korea's economic strategy stance can be summarized as ‘holding out against sanctions’. In economic terms, it is a question of how to efficiently use resources that are not only extremely scarce already, but which will become even more scarce in the future (the five-year plan is not a growth strategy, but a status quo...

[국내] 북한 핵선제불사용 선언의 의미와 한계

...is a unilateral declarative nuclear strategy of nuclear states, which is not subject to disadvantages for non-compliance with obligations. Second, as long as North Korea has nuclear weapons, the question of preemptive use of nuclear weapons is will be consistently raised by international community. Third, the vague, comprehensive, and complex concepts written in the principle of North Korea’s NFU...

[국내] 북녘출신자를 향한 혐오 : 탈인간화의 전략과 주체의 (재)배치

...South Koreans confirm their identity by securing differences from North Korean migrants and superior positions, and do not object to the dominant structure of division and capital that they should actually take issue with. Therefore, this article argues that the hate (speech) for North Korea migrants is not limited to the question of how to treat a specific group, but is not only based on the violence...

[국내] 2021 빅데이터와 평화연구: 한미∙북미 관계(2001-2020)를 통해 살펴본 한반도의 평화

...relations affect inter-Korean relations? Many researchers have already tried to answer this research question through qualitative analysis. However, unlike previous studies and research trends, the study aims to answer this question by employing big data and quantitative analysis. To this end, the author quantified and examined the changes in South Korea-US, North Korea-US, and inter-Korean relations over...